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History

1949

discovered.

Description

The Grotte de Roland was discovered in 1949 when a well was sunk.
The cave was once open naturally and inhabited by Cave Bears
(Ursus spelaeus) which left claw scratchens on the walls.
Beneath the bones of cave bears, some bones of cave lions were found.
During the Iron Age, in the Hallstatt Era (~700 BC), the cave was used as a
cemetry.
So the guided tours explain three different aspects of the cave, the geologic
situation, the palaeontologic remains and the archaeologic findings.

Grotte de Roland is named after its location, Roland is a small village,
consisting only of half a dozen farms, located north of Montcuq.
At Montcuq centre take the D653 northeast towards Cahors, at the last houses of
the village turn left towards Roland.